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Home Daily News BigLaw firm acknowledges cyberattack on vendor… Cybersecurity BigLaw firm acknowledges cyberattack on vendor left its data exposed By Debra Cassens Weiss April 10, 2023, 11:32 am CDT Image from Shutterstock. Proskauer Rose has said it is investigating an incident in which its data was exposed on a cloud-based platform. Proskauer issued a … Read more
Home Daily News BigLaw associate’s admonition to be available… Law Firms BigLaw associate’s admonition to be available 24/7 with ‘no exceptions, no excuses’ goes viral By Debra Cassens Weiss April 6, 2023, 9:30 am CDT A Paul Hastings associate’s best-practices advice to junior colleagues in an internal presentation wasn’t that far off the mark, legal … Read more
Home Daily News Associate cuts were not layoffs, BigLaw firm… Associates Associate cuts were not layoffs, BigLaw firm says By Debra Cassens Weiss April 4, 2023, 11:51 am CDT A spokesperson for Kirkland & Ellis says associate cuts last week were not layoffs. “These were performance-based decisions resulting directly from our attorney review process, just … Read more
Home Daily News Associate uploaded over 7,900 documents to… Law Firms Associate uploaded over 7,900 documents to external Dropbox before quitting, Littler alleges By Debra Cassens Weiss March 23, 2023, 3:44 pm CDT Littler Mendelson has obtained a protective order shielding sensitive information after accusing a “disgruntled” associate of uploading more than 7,900 documents to … Read more
Home Daily News Former BigLaw attorney gets 1-year suspension… Ethics Former BigLaw attorney gets 1-year suspension for trading on information learned as conflicts counsel By Debra Cassens Weiss March 21, 2023, 2:47 pm CDT A former Cozen O’Connor attorney has agreed to a one-year suspension of his law license in Pennsylvania for using information that … Read more
Home Daily News Suit by Fox News producer alleges BigLaw… Trials & Litigation Suit by Fox News producer alleges BigLaw lawyers and others pressured her to give evasive testimony By Debra Cassens Weiss March 21, 2023, 12:32 pm CDT An exterior view of the News Corp. Building and Fox News headquarters in New York City … Read more
Home Daily News Former BigLaw attorney pleads guilty to stealing… Criminal Justice Former BigLaw attorney pleads guilty to stealing from estate By Debra Cassens Weiss March 21, 2023, 8:33 am CDT Image from Shutterstock. A suspended Memphis, Tennessee, lawyer has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud for stealing $124,000 from the estate of … Read more
Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: Legal sector continues to… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: Legal sector continues to gain jobs; Roe v. Wade archive auctioned By Debra Cassens Weiss March 10, 2023, 11:57 am CST Image from Shutterstock. Legal sector adds 1,500 jobs The legal services sector continues to add jobs, despite reports of layoffs at … Read more
Home Daily News LeClairRyan trustee settles with last president… Bankruptcy Law LeClairRyan trustee settles with last president of law firm By Debra Cassens Weiss March 10, 2023, 10:08 am CST Photo illustration by Brenan Sharp/ABA Journal. LeClairRyan’s bankruptcy trustee has reached a settlement with the defunct law firm’s last president and four lawyers serving on … Read more
Home Daily News Shearman leader will ‘begin to pass the torch’… Law Firms Shearman leader will ‘begin to pass the torch’ after failed merger talks, overseas partner departures By Debra Cassens Weiss March 9, 2023, 12:47 pm CST Shearman & Sterling is speeding up the transition to a new leader after its merger talks with … Read more